Why Teens Shouldn't Get Pregnant

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Why Teens Shouldn't BeParentsDID YOU KNOW3 in 10 American teenage girls will get pregnant before the age of 20. That's nearly 750,000 pregnancies a year!

Teen PregnancyDaughters of teen moms are 3x more likely to become a teen momSons of teen moms are 2x more likely to end up with prisonAlmost 50% of teens have never thought about how a pregnancy would affect their livesIn 2011, 329, 797 babies were born to women ages 15-19 years oldOn average, every year 1 million teens get pregnant and each year more than 530, 000 give birthTeenagers account for 31% of nonmarital birthsProblems in SchoolChildren of teen moms do worse in school than those born to older parentsHalf fail their gradeThese children are less likely to finish high school than with older mothersThey often have a lower performance on standardized testsPregnancy is the leadng reason that teen girls drop out of high schoolMore than half of teen moms never graduate from high schoolLess than 2% of teen moms earn a college degree by the age of 30Problems with Money2/3 of families begun by a young unmmarried mother are poorMore than 1/2 of the mothers on welfare had their first child as a teenFathers who aren't there pay less than $800 annually for child supportAccording to a 2010 USDA report, the average family will spend $12,000 on child related expenses in the first yearParents spend around $50 on diapers, baby food, and formula alone

Baby Issues80% of married teen mothers are more likely to get divorced leading to an unstable childhoodBabies of teen mothers are more likely to be born prematurely and at a low birth weight It raises the possibility of infant death, blindness, deafness, chronic respitory illness, mental retardation, and cerebral palsyIt doubles the chance that a child will later be diagnosed with having dyslexia, hyperactivity, or another disabilityMany children born to teen mothers have behavioral problems, juvenile delinquency, and conflict with authority<iframe width="512" height="376" src="http://video.pbs.org/viralplayer/2209111309" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" seamless></iframe>Plans of ActionAdoptionAbortionAbstinenceUse protectionEducate other teens about protection and the negatives of teen pregnancy and being a teen momBibliographyCDC. N.p., n.d. Web. 22 Nov. 2013. <http://www.cdc.gov/TeenPregnancy/AboutTeenPreg.htm>.Dr. Phil. Peteski Productions, n.d. Web. 21 Nov. 2013. <http://drphil.com/articles/article/684>. The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy. N.p., n.d. Web.22 Nov. 2013. <http://www.thenationalcampaign.org/state-data/ state-comparisions.asp?id=10&sID=814>. Palo Alto Medical Foundation. Palo Alto Medical Foundation, n.d. Web. 25 Nov.2013. <http://www.pamf.org/teen/sex/pregnancy/parenthood.html>. Parenting. Parenting, n.d. Web. 10 Dec. 2013. <http://www.parenting.com/article/the-cost-of-raising-a-baby>.

Background/HistoryIn 1973, in the case of Roe vs. Wade, the Supreme Court sanctioned a woman's right to choose to end an unwanted pregnancyAbortion is legal for teenagersMost teenage pregnancies are unplanned